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Firstgroup (OTCMKTS:FGROY) Hits New 12-Month High - Should You Buy?

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Firstgroup PLC Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:FGROY - Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $3.25 and last traded at $3.25, with a volume of 101 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $3.05.

Firstgroup Stock Up 6.6%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.37, a current ratio of 0.70 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The company's 50-day moving average price is $2.58 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $2.25.

Firstgroup Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.0521 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 3rd. This represents a yield of 3.73%. This is a boost from Firstgroup's previous dividend of $0.04.

About Firstgroup

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FirstGroup plc provides public transport services in the United Kingdom. The company operates through First Bus and First Rail segments. The First Bus segment offers local bus services with a fleet of approximately 4,800 buses in the United Kingdom. The First Rail segment operates a passenger rail network that provides long-distance, commuter, regional, and sleeper services through a portfolio of Great Western Railway, South Western Railway, and Avanti West Coast franchises; and hull trains and Lumos.

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